VDB-368951 · CVE-2026-36500 · GCVE-0-2026-36500

OpenDaylight Controller 12.0.5 path traversal

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5.5	$0-$5k	2.48

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenDaylight Controller 12.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-36500. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenDaylight Controller 12.0.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in the cluster-admin:backup-datastore component of Controller v12.0.5 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via a crafted request.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.opendaylight.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-36500 since 04/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/05/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

OpenDaylight

Name

Controller

Version

12.0.5

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/06/2026 CVE reserved
06/05/2026 +60 days Advisory disclosed
06/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.opendaylight.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-36500 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-36500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-368951

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2026 20:20
Changes: 06/05/2026 20:20 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103